2021 Blockchain Research Institute Conference
Tel Aviv University
December 15, 2021
2021 Blockchain Research Institute Conference
Inaugural Conference Program
Virtual from the Coller School of Management, Tel Aviv University
December 15, 2021
All times Israel Standard Time
----------- INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME ---------
(3:50PM-4:00PM)
Dan Amiram – Vice Dean, Coller School of Management, TAU
Evgeny Lyandres – Head of the Blockchain Research Institute, TAU
----------- SESSION I -----------
(4:00PM-5:45PM)
Session Chair: Nisan Langberg, TAU
Paper I
Value Premium, Network Adoption, and Factor Pricing of Crypto Assets
Presenter: Will Cong, Cornell University
Andrew Karolyi, Cornell University
Ke Tang, Tsinghua University
Weiui Zhao, Tsinghua University
Discussant: Tao Li, University of Florida
Paper II
Cryptocurrency, Mining Pools’ Concentration, and Asset Prices
Presenter: Idan Hodor, Monash University
Bikramaditya Datta, IIT, Kanpur
Discussant: Julien Prat, Ecole Polytechnique Paris
Paper III
The Impact of Derivatives on Cash Markets: Evidence from the Introduction of Bitcoin Futures Contracts
Presenter: Patrick Augustin, McGill University
Alexey Rubtsov, Global Risk Institute
Donghwa Shin, UNC at Chapel Hill
Discussant: Carol Alexander, University of Sussex
BREAK: 15 minutes
----------- SESSION II -----------
(6:00 PM - 7:45 PM)
Session Chair: Gerry Tsoukalas, Boston University
Paper IV
An Economic Model of Consensus on Distributed Ledgers
Presenter: Jiasun Li, George Mason University
Hanna Halaburda, New York University
Zhiguo He, University of Chicago
Discussant: Ye Li, Ohio State University
Paper V
Economic Implications of Scaling Blockchains:
Why the Consensus Protocol Matters
Presenter: Thomas Rivera, McGill University
Kose John, New York University
Fahad Saleh, Wake Forest University
Discussant: Matthieu Bouvard, Toulouse School of Economics
Paper VI
Decentralized Exchanges
Presenter: Alfred Lehar, University of Calgary
Christine Parlour, UC Berkeley
Discussant: Gustavo Schwenkler, Santa Clara University
BREAK: 15 minutes
----------- SESSION III -----------
(8:00 PM - 9:45 PM)
Session Chair: Hanna Halaburda, New York University
Paper VII
Money Creation in Decentralized Finance:
A Dynamic Model of Stablecoins and Crypto Shadow Banking
Presenter: Simon Mayer, University of Chicago
Ye Li, Ohio State University
Discussant: Fahad Saleh, Wake Forest University
Paper VIII
Bitcoin Tax: Traders Response to IRS Scrutiny
Presenter: Daniel Rabetti, Tel Aviv University
Discussant: Alfred Lehar, University of Calgary
Paper IX
Peer Co-Movement in Crypto Markets
Presenter: Gustavo Schwenkler, Santa Clara University
Hannan Zheng, Boston University
Discussant: Donghwa Shin, UNC at Chapel Hill
----------- CONCLUSION -----------
(10:00 PM - 10:10 PM)
Best Paper Award
Best Discussant Award
Closing Remarks
